Ethylene Glycol → HCID 567357, compound

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A mixture of 6.4 g bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-en-7-one (III), (Tetrahedron, 27, 615 (1971)), 18.62 g ethylene glycol, 100 ml benzene, and 25 mg p-toluenesulfonic acid is heated at reflux for 4 hr using a Dean-Stark trap to effect continuous removal of water. The cooled reaction mixture is poured onto 100 ml saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and the resulting mixture is extracted with three 75 ml portions of diethyl ether. The combined organic extract is washed with 100 ml saturated sodium chloride solution and is then dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent is removed under vacuum and the residue is distilled under vacuum to give 7.12 g of spiro[bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-7,2'-[1.3]dioxolan] (IV).

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